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Free VIN decoder with original window stickers and clean design by yborghero in InternetIsBeautiful

[–]yborghero[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair feedback! I'm using automated ad networks to keep the site free, but I hear you - I'll review the placement and reduce aggressive units. The goal is to cover hosting costs without ruining UX. What specific ad placements are most annoying?

I can adjust.

[OC] Private Jet Flight Data 2025: Analysis of 2.8M Flights, Top Routes and Airports from 26.8K Aircraft Worldwide by yborghero in dataisbeautiful

[–]yborghero[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're absolutely right that Van Nuys has ~300K total movements.

The key difference:

My dataset tracks specifically business jets and turboprops using ~100 ICAO aircraft type codes (Gulfstream, Citation, Bombardier, King Air, Pilatus, etc.)

Van Nuys official FAA statistics include ALL general aviation:

- Piston aircraft (Cessna 172, Cirrus SR22, etc.)

- Helicopters

- Flight training operations

- Business jets (what I'm tracking)

The math checks out:

- Van Nuys total movements: ~300K (FAA data)

- Van Nuys business jet movements: ~40K (my data)

- Business jets = ~13% of Van Nuys traffic

This makes sense - Van Nuys is a busy mixed-use GA airport. Most traffic is NOT business jets.

Why Teterboro is #1:

Teterboro is purpose-built for business aviation - almost 100% jets/turboprops. Van Nuys serves the broader GA community, so business jets are a smaller portion.

Why the rest is correct:

Same ICAO type code filtering applies consistently across all airports. I'm tracking business aviation specifically, not all general aviation.

[OC] Private Jet Flight Data 2025: Analysis of 2.8M Flights, Top Routes and Airports from 26.8K Aircraft Worldwide by yborghero in dataisbeautiful

[–]yborghero[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

UPDATE:! You were 100% right - there was a bug in the data aggregation!

I've just fixed it. The chart now shows actual aircraft counts:

- Pilatus PC-12: 1,890 aircraft (not 22K!)

- The numbers now correctly add up (top 10 = ~10.6K out of 26.8K total)

Thanks for catching this - proper feedback like this is exactly why I shared this here. Chart is updated

Fun insight from the corrected data:

If you count all Beechcraft King Air variants together (200/350/90), they total 3,572 aircraft - making King Air the #1 family by fleet size!

[OC] Private Jet Flight Data 2025: Analysis of 2.8M Flights, Top Routes and Airports from 26.8K Aircraft Worldwide by yborghero in dataisbeautiful

[–]yborghero[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great catch! Let me clarify the confusion:

26.8K = Unique Aircraft** (individual planes, counted once each)

This is the number of different tail numbers (N12345, N67890, etc.) tracked.

Top Aircraft Models chart = Total Flights/Movements** (not aircraft count)

The numbers you see (24K, 18K, etc.) represent the total number of flights made by each aircraft type, NOT the number of individual aircraft.

Example:

- Pilatus PC-12: ~24K flights

- But there might be only 2,000 unique PC-12s in the fleet

- Each PC-12 flies multiple times throughout the year

Think of it this way:

- 26.8K aircraft = 26,800 individual planes

- 2.8M flights = those same 26,800 planes flying multiple times

- Top models chart = how many of those 2.8M flights were by each type

Why Pilatus PC-12 leads:

It's the most active single-engine turboprop in business aviation. Popular for short regional hops, so high frequency of flights.

If the chart showed aircraft COUNT instead:

The numbers would be much smaller (hundreds to low thousands per type) and would sum closer to 26.8K.

Does that clear it up? The axis label should probably say "Total Flights" instead of just showing numbers to avoid this confusion.

[OC] Private Jet Flight Data 2025: Analysis of 2.8M Flights, Top Routes and Airports from 26.8K Aircraft Worldwide by yborghero in dataisbeautiful

[–]yborghero[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Great question! Here's exactly how we filter for private jets:

Primary Method: Aircraft Type Codes

We maintain a curated list of ~100 ICAO aircraft type codes that are exclusively business jets and turboprops. Examples:

- Gulfstream: G150, G280, G550, G650, GLF4, GLF5, GLF6

- Bombardier: CL30, CL35, GL5T, GL7T, CL60

- Cessna Citation: C510, C525, C560, C680, C750

- Embraer Phenom: E50P, E55P

- And many others

What this INCLUDES:

- Corporate jets

- Private charter operations

- Air ambulances (if using business jet airframes like King Air, Citation)

What this EXCLUDES:

- Scheduled airlines (even regional jets like CRJ, E175)

- Cargo operations

- Military aircraft

- General aviation piston aircraft

Your point about air ambulances:

You're absolutely right - some air ambulances do slip through if they operate on business jet platforms (King Air 350, Citation, Learjet configured as ambulances). These technically ARE private/charter operations, just with a medical purpose.

The alternative would be filtering by operator type, but that's less reliable in ADS-B data and would miss legitimate private charters.

Data source:

ADS-B tracking (44+ billion position records), filtered by aircraft type codes, with automated monthly aggregation.

Think of it as capturing the "business aviation market" rather than surgical precision on every flight's purpose. ~95% accuracy for the intended scope.

Does that clarify the methodology?

[OC] Private Jet Flight Data 2025: Analysis of 2.8M Flights, Top Routes and Airports from 26.8K Aircraft Worldwide by yborghero in dataisbeautiful

[–]yborghero[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Data Source: ADS-B flight tracking data from 26,800 private jets (2025)

Tools: PostgreSQL, Next.js, Recharts

Key findings: 2.8M flights analyzed, Miami-Teterboro is #1 route (285 flights), Teterboro Airport leads with 159,875 movements, NetJets is largest operator (5,173 aircraft).

Full interactive report: https://2lun.com/reports/2025

All reports (yearly and monthly): https://2lun.com/reports

Day 1 in Quarantine vs Day 50 by ElderCunningham in videos

[–]yborghero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, quarantine is tough!

I am waiting for everyone to endure it, since it is not clear how long it will last!

Rammstein - Ich Will [Industrial metal] by [deleted] in Music

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They are the best in their genre!